Category: Education
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The limitations of market-based approaches to empowerment: Lessons from a case study in Northern Ghana
This article explores the limitations of economic-based approaches to empowerment that permeate the international development space and provides strong evidence that a broader multi-dimensional approach is needed to support women’s…
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Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin lets people decide not to get measles vaccination. Does this put us at risk of an outbreak?
James Conway, an Associate Director of GHI, spoke with the Journal Sentinel about the consequences of not being vaccinated.
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The UCL-Lancet Commission on Migration and Health: The political determinants of health of a world on the move
March 12: Michael Knipper, M.D. and professor from the University Justus Liebig, Giessen, Germany, will discuss migrant health and rights.
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Madison Reads Leopold returns to UW Arboretum March 1-3
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum will host the 14th annual public reading of "A Sand County Almanac" and other Aldo Leopold writings on Saturday, March 2, as part of its…
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UW-Madison Division of Extension launches $2.5 million national grant
The CDC awarded the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension $2.5 million over 5 years to work with partners to improve the health of citizens in Menominee County/Nation.
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GHI hosts Emergency Medicine, Planetary Health Sessions at March CUGH Conference
Planetary health and the future of emergency medicine are front and center in two satellite sessions the University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute (GHI) has helped organize as part of…
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UW-Madison to host fourth cohort of young African leaders in summer 2019
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will host its fourth cohort of rising African leaders beginning June 19 for a six-week academic and leadership institute, a program sponsored by the U.S. Department…
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From Bugs to Drugs: Symposium Speaker Will Raise Alarm, Offer Solutions for Antibiotic Resistance
Mary Wilson, M.D., an expert on infectious disease looks at antibiotic resistance at the April 16 Global Health Symposium.
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First-ever exhibit of Aldo Leopold manuscripts on display until May
A first-ever large scale exhibit of Aldo Leopold manuscripts exploring his life and work is on display in the UW-Madison Libraries’ Department of Special Collections January 22-May 24.
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A Human Right to Health: From Public Health to Constitutional Litigation
Feb. 26: UW law professor Heinz Klug will discuss the impacts of health as a human right.
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New SMPH Office of Global Health retains cross-campus ties; opens new opportunities
The new UW-Madison SMPH Office of Global Health works with GHI to better serve faculty, staff, students and clinicians in the health sciences programs.
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Cap Times: Danielle Yancey works to recruit and retain more Native American health professionals
In Wisconsin, Native Americans suffer from sharp health disparities. A recent report found American Indian and Alaska Natives were “vastly underrepresented in American medical schools.” Danielle Yancey, the first full-time…
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Recruiting faculty to address Native American health disparities
The three new faculty members, who will begin working August 2019, will collaborate closely with tribal communities and Native organizations to identify needs and determine priorities while advancing science.
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African Studies Program accepting applications for 2019 YALI-MWF Continuing Connections Travel awards
The awards are intended for international travel costs to bring YALI-MWF alumni to Madison or to support the costs of sending Madison-area professionals abroad. The deadline to submit an application…
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4W Initiative announces two funding opportunities
Proposals for both opportunities are due Monday, March 4 at 5 p.m.
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OnWisconsin: Bug Bites
More than two billion people around the world regularly consume insects. UW–Madison researchers have documented, for the first time, the health effects of eating them. GHI's postdoctoral research associate Valerie…
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Wisconsin Without Borders Awards
Wisconsin Without Borders recognizes work that demonstrates outstanding examples of globally engaged scholarship by members of the UW-Madison community. Awards are offered to faculty/academic staff, graduate/professional students, and undergraduate students.…
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Wisconsin State Journal: Know your Madisonian: Academia gets real
UniverCity Alliance Director Gavin Luter discusses his job, the UniverCity Year Program and challenges facing Wisconsin communities.
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ScienceDaily: Nearly one in five Tibetan refugee schoolchildren has tuberculosis infection, study finds
A team of researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and the University of Wisconsin-Madison said it has found not only a startlingly high prevalence of TB disease and infection but also…
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Wisconsin Idea Fellowship deadlines
The early review deadline is January 25, and the final deadline is February 8.
